Senior Software Engineer - Core Services Kraken · · 1 day ago

Rustify; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Core Services to design and implement Rust services powering our core infrastructure. You will write reusable, high-performance code for scale, observability, and operational resilience in production environments.

Collaborating on large-scale distributed systems, you will help shape low-latency, fault-tolerant services that support global trading and internal platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust Rust services and foundational libraries powering Kraken’s core infrastructure.
• Write reusable, testable, and efficient code for scale, observability, and resilience in production.
• Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture for low-latency, fault-tolerance.

Job description

# Senior Software Engineer - Core ServicesKraken · Senior · RemoteView & Apply## About the RoleFounded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.Our Platform and Core Engineering teams build the systems that make Kraken secure, resilient, and scalable. Their impact isn’t measured by customer-facing features, but by the strength, correctness, and leverage of the foundations they create. These teams power Kraken systems behind the scenes — enabling product teams to move fast while meeting the highest standards for reliability, compliance, and security.Engineers design shared services, internal platforms, and critical infrastructure that support company-wide initiatives. They optimize for safety, scalability, observability, auditability, and operational excellence — often operating in regulated, security-sensitive, and risk-heavy environments where precision matters.We’re looking for engineers with deep systems ownership and an architecture-first mindset — builders who take pride in long-lived services, thrive in complex environments, and are motivated by strengthening the backbone of the crypto ecosystem.## Key Responsibilities:* Design and implement robust Rust services and foundational libraries that power Kraken’s core infrastructure, prioritizing correctness, security, and long-term maintainability.* Write reusable, testable, and highly efficient code built for scale, observability, and operational resilience in production environments.* Collaborate on large-scale distributed systems architecture, shaping low-latency, fault-tolerant services that support global trading and internal platforms.* Work alongside hundreds of experienced Rust engineers, contributing to a high-bar engineering culture grounded in ownership, rigor, and craftsmanship.